The fact that so many jobs require a college degree is a travesty. We should get teenagers into the workforce sooner and provide more relevant and on-the-job training.

Thos jobs will be replaced by AI. But let me see a Roomba fix your broken toilet.

That any kids still have the curiosity and intrinsic motivation to thrive in college after 13 years in public school is a miracle.

It's not they aren't qualify. It's that they are not wired (think personality type) for typical, mainstream, status quo, (typically) office / lab work.

Yet, the fact is, knowing this, we as a culture continue to insist square pegs force themselves into round holes. Drugs use is up? Depression / mental illness is up? Perhaps we open our eyes (and minds) to helping young adults becomes something that's meaningful - and career worthy - to them instead of forcing them down a path they don't want to go.

The fact that a fair percentage of people end up __not__ working in their major 10 years down the road seems to be saying something as well.

It's not that they're not qualified. They're just not college material __and__ there's not enough mid / highend jobs for them. At the same time, the trades are hurting for good people. But the entitled are too good to be fully employed. They'd rather taken on debt.

Given where AI is headed the higher edu route is not going to improve. Yet BHO, who knows better, kept beating the "higher edu for all" drum.

They're not entitled, they’re just not being compensated enough to do labor which has quite a bit of negative effects on your health and quality of life compared to office jobs.

Once you see people opting for the trades, then you will know they are getting proper compensation.

The trades aren't __that__ dangerous. Certainly not any more dangerous than sitting at a desk all day, stressed out, and putting on 30 - 50+ lbs. That sedentary lifestyle will kill you.

If you think being an office worker is more dangerous than being a roofer or a logger or a farmer, I can tell you I've just checked the statistics and actually such jobs are comparatively more dangerous.